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District Court Report

Key to Abbreviations

HIF=head injury assessment fee
OUI-liquor or .08%=operating motor
vehicle w/percentage, by weight, of alcohol in blood of .08 or greater or whileunder the influence of intoxicating liquor
PSF=monthly probation supervision fee
VDD=victims of drunk driving trust fund fee
VW=victim witness assessment fee

Posted May 17, 2007

May 9, 2007

Paul V. Cataldo, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, one year probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, $21 PSF and compete 24 hours of community service; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Timothy B. Corner, improper turn: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Richard T. Wilton, OUI-liquor or .08%, 3rd offense (amended to 2nd offense on 5/9/07) guilty - one year in the house of correction suspended, to attend the 14-day inpatient program, placed on probation for three years with other conditions, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, $65 PSF and compete three hours of community service; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding: not responsible.

May 10, 2007

Samuel L. Hayes, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation: not responsible; speeding: not responsible; no inspection/sticker: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed; uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year.

John P. Jones, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, unsafe operation of motor vehicle, no inspection/sticker: continued to pretrial conference.

Theresa E. Tomasetti, aggravated assault and battery: continued without finding for two years, must pay $50 VW, $65 PSF.

Guy W. Torain, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

May 14, 2007

Justin S. Albee, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Matthew Gerard Duggan, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Bobby Joe Gordineer, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

Craig Hockmeyer, speeding in violation of special regulations, marked lanes violation, OUI-liquor or .08%, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

Michael A. Southwick, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to pretrial conference.

Alzira Splaine, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, assault: continued to pretrial conference.

Helen M. Uusitalo, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.


When information on arraignments and dispositions on a given date are unavailable as of press time, that information is presented in a future issue.